William Lee D. Ewing

William Lee Davidson Ewing (31 August 1795-25 March 1846) was Governor of Illinois (D) from 17 November to 3 December 1834 (succeeding John Reynolds and preceding Joseph Duncan) and a US Senator from 30 December 1835 to 3 March 1837 (succeeding Elias Kane and preceding Richard M. Young).

Biography
William Lee Davidson Ewing was born in Paris, Kentucky in 1795, and he practiced law in Shawneetown, Illinois. He served in the state legislature before briefly serving as Governor from November to December 1834, and he went on to serve in the US Senate from 1835 to 1837, finishing Elias Kane's term. His re-election campaign was unsuccessful, and he died in Springfield in 1846.